--- title: Kids in the playground: "Jake took my rubber, everyone says so, so h… — Police, courts and prison · tree and pragmatics description: Kids in the playground: "Jake took my rubber, everyone says so, so he gets detention." What would a fair court do? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 30 «Police, courts and prison» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/t4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/) / [Police, courts and prison](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★ · Police, courts and prison Kids in the playground: "Jake took my rubber, everyone says so, so he gets detention." What would a fair court do? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Kids, everyone, Jake, fair court · **What happens:** take, say, get, do · **To what, where:** rubber, detention · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 30 «Police, courts and prison» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Kids in the playground: "Jake took my rubber, everyone says so, so he gets detention." ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:30-police-courts-and-prison:t4:1 # text = Kids in the playground: "Jake took my rubber, everyone says so, so he gets detention." 1 Kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 2 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 playground playground NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Jake Jake PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 rubber rubber NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 13 nsubj _ _ 13 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ _ 14 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 16 so so ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 18 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ _ 19 detention detention NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 " " PUNCT '' _ 18 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** *in a quote* | past | Kids in the playground | my rubber | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rubber=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | everyone | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **get** *in a quote* | present | Jake | detention | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer detention=Stimulus | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. *Sentence 2:* What would a fair court do? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:30-police-courts-and-prison:t4:2 # text = What would a fair court do? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 obj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | would | a fair court | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Punish Jake because everyone in the class already says he did it ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:30-police-courts-and-prison:t4:o1:1 # text = Punish Jake because everyone in the class already says he did it 1 Punish punish VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 Jake Jake PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 4 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 9 nsubj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 class class NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 already already ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 ccomp _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **punish** | imperative | you *not said here* | Jake | | | | | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jake=Patient | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | everyone | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **do** | past | Jake | class | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} Punish the one who shouts the loudest ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:30-police-courts-and-prison:t4:o2:1 # text = Punish the one who shouts the loudest 1 Punish punish VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 shouts shout VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 loudest loud ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **punish** | imperative | you *not said here* | the one | | | | | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient | | 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | the one | the loudest | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loud=Topic | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Hear both sides and look at the evidence first ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:30-police-courts-and-prison:t4:o3:1 # text = Hear both sides and look at the evidence first 1 Hear hear VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 3 det _ _ 3 sides side NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 look look VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 evidence evidence NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | imperative | you *not said here* | both sides | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer side=Stimulus | | 2 | **look** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | at the evidence; first *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at evidence=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Ask the tallest pupil to decide ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:30-police-courts-and-prison:t4:o4:1 # text = Ask the tallest pupil to decide 1 Ask ask VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 tallest tall ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 4 amod _ _ 4 pupil pupil NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 decide decide VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | | the tallest pupil | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent pupil=Recipient | | 2 | **decide** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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